What is the author's personal approach to devotion, and how does it compare to traditional rituals like chanting or penance?

The author's personal path of devotion is one of singular focus on Sai Baba, which they consider superior to other practices. As stated in Chapter 1, the author professes to have no other chanting (Japa) or penance (Tapa), finding complete fulfillment in beholding the pure form of Sai. For them, all traditional actions, scriptures, rituals, pilgrimages, and sacrifices are consolidated and found at Sai's feet. Simply looking at Shri Sai's face is said to make thirst and hunger vanish, providing a joy that makes worldly sorrows forgotten.